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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1!

, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.

La Bene Vita

I am a professional musician

, worship leader

, small business owner

, songwriter

, aspiring author

and freelance nonfiction writer

with a chemical engineering degree

.

But that's just my resume.

My profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress.

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Aiva Raine

Sep 16, 2025 at 5:57pm
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

ROLFMAO Cain: “Idk, not my problem.”

Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1!

Sep 16, 2025 at 2:51pm
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

Right? Kinda makes me want to see the whole musical rewritten in Gen Z. They did it with Hamilton LOL, why not Joseph??

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Jayne

Sep 16, 2025 at 1:34pm
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

GETS DRIP COAT

*dying*

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Amethyst Angel h✟k ♡

Sep 16, 2025 at 8:35am
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

Wow, that was actually pretty good! It goes to show how humanity has always been the same and God has His hand in everything... Or something

Thanks for sharing!

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Elycia Lee ☮

Sep 16, 2025 at 7:18am
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

Oh dear God.

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Robert Waltz

Jul 24, 2025 at 9:46am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Elycia Lee ☮

- yeah, maybe it's our turn to bug her to run it through Prep this year

Elycia Lee ☮

Jul 24, 2025 at 9:20am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Robert Waltz

I'll be more impressed if Michelle can walk, chew gum, and whistle without swallowing the gum all at the same time.

Even better if she can whistle to the tune of Mozart or something.

Hmmm... if I ever finish that story I was writing which was my first attempt to write a novel, I will definitely ask you what you think of it.

Michelle, if you ever write your story, I wanna read it.

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Robert Waltz

Jul 24, 2025 at 8:49am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

It's certainly a thing to write about things you don't believe in. For instance, I reject the idea of the supernatural, but it's interesting enough that I've written fiction featuring it. But the problems with writing about "perfect" places are well-documented; it's tough to introduce conflict into a utopia, but it has been done. The enduring popularity of Star Trek is one example.

To address your specific situation: maybe perfection includes incorporating apparent imperfections in order to make things interesting. Like how Lucifer's fall, and Adam and Eve's for that matter, were actually all part of the Plan. After all, if God could be surprised, He wouldn't be omniscient, would He? And if Heaven's perfect, then doesn't that mean that the residents' supposed free will has been taken away, and isn't that a contradiction?

One superpower we have as humans is to imagine the impossible.

I know I'm saying all this as an outsider, so take it as you will. And you know me well enough, I hope, to know that I'm not saying any of this to be hurtful or obnoxious.

Oh, and Elycia Lee ☮, it's possible to be both a scientist and a musician. Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1! can walk and chew gum at the same time.

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Elycia Lee ☮

Jul 24, 2025 at 5:47am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

You are a scientist? I thought you are a musician.

Writing a story that involves God, heaven, hell, and angels are to me one of the most difficult stories to write especially if you want to be factually right.

I tried and fell flat on my face. Good luck. I really do like the idea of angels getting promoted... your arguments are valid too...

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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1!

Jul 24, 2025 at 5:20am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Kåre เลียม Enga

- I welcome your different point of view once you had some sleep!

(deleted and reposted because I accidentally sent this privately initially probably because I need some sleep also haha@ my eyes don't work before 7:00 a.m.)

March 19, 2010 at 9:14am

#690703

Friday: 14 Days!

Resign from Abbott by 4/4/10.

Two weeks to the day!!

I obtained my manager's signature and submitted my request for leave yesterday. It's not official until the leave center approves it, but it's officially too late to take it back. Also, we've selected my replacement from among the candidates.

I went to the dentist for my six-month checkup Monday, too, which is good, since I'm not going to have health bennies anymore, at least not until ObamaCare goes into effect.

I'm not holding my breath... because I can't afford the respirator.

Brand the biz(es.)

I feel a little stalled at the moment while we wait for three property proposals. Also, another teacher declined to meet with me about potential employment. She's a former elementary school teacher who now works as an elementary school counselor, thanks to a failed tax levy. She was referred by an elementary (non-music) teacher friend of mine who works with her. My friend thought the ex-music teacher wanted additional part-time income, but it turns out that she's just looking for summer work.

People, if you're looking for a job, I have news for ya: the jobs are out there. Many hiring managers are trying to find you but don't know how. *makes a note of that for her business manager's blog* My topic list is getting long! If I can find the time to write all my blog posts, I'm fairly sure I'll never run out of ideas. It's a topic I know well.

15 minutes of small biz research per day.

Just more property searches and emails to my broker.

Some days my life seems surreal. First of all, I have a broker. Second, I'm quitting my secure job during a recession for the possibility of eking out a living in unknown territory. It's all very strange.

Post at WordPress at least once per week.

Still pending.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 3/31/10.
Weight:
Meals:
9:00am Coffee (1)

Write one new original song per month.

Goal met: "Time," which I ironically need more of so that I can record and publish the song at WordPress.

Launch one new repertoire song per week.

Pending.

Maintain Business Managers blog.

I launched my blog at http://mochanotes.com/adviceforbusiness managers, (re)posted my initial post, made the new blog pretty, and installed AdSense advertisements. I even figured out how to edit the code manually. Now I need to fill the blog with content and submit it to the search engines. I spent a bunch of time playing with GoDaddy, WordPress, and AdSense yesterday, and it was ridiculously fun.

Meet other writing goals.

Textbroker articles: I accepted the next four articles and wrote one of four.

Music Educators blog: On hold pending my Business Managers trial run.

I drafted the Good Friday bulletin, so I feel better about that. I have a meeting Saturday morning with all the church music leaders, so hopefully we'll hash out Good Friday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday services.

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